Posted by Nonymous on 09/09/05 03:26

"Sammy" <sammy@xxx.invalid> wrote in message
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> In article <140eeiu0m186n$.dlg@tarkus.karnevil9.com>,
> Tarkus <karnevil9@beer.com> wrote:
>
>> On 9/7/2005 12:29:40 PM, Sammy wrote:
>>
>> > In article <7l7axi8xdpe1.dlg@tarkus.karnevil9.com>,
>> > Tarkus <karnevil9@beer.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Regarding cost, Samsung's stuff is generally competitively priced, so
>> >> I
>> >> doubt if it will be THAT much more than a single format player from
>> >> their
>> >> competitors.
>> >
>> > Haven't you read Samsung's latest press release? They intend to become
>> > a
>> > top tier company. And that means top tier pricing.
>>
>> Perhaps, but others will come out with their own dual format players.
>
> Probably so. But I now believe that by the time these companies come out
> with dual format players, it will be too late. The format war will make
> high definition DVDs stillborn. If the dual format players appeared the
> same day high def DVDs premiered, it might have a chance. But mid or
> late 2006 will be too late. Hollywood really blew it by not backing a
> single format.

"too late" for what?

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